 Fiji play down Tokyo Sevens hopes
Fiji have tempered hopes they can cut the gap on runaway series leaders New Zealand at this weekend's Tokyo Sevens, despite last week's magical victory in Hong Kong. Read full article |
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 Cecil Afrika on his way to Tokyo
Springbok Sevens playmaker Cecil Afrika is on his way to Tokyo for this weekend HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in Japan. Read full article |
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 Fiji overcome Wales to retain title
Fiji successfully defended its Hong Kong Sevens rugby title by coming from 19-0 down at halftime to beat Wales 26-19 in the final on Sunday. Read full article |
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 Blitzbokke bow out with a whimper
South Africa’s participation at the Hong Kong Sevens ended with a whimper rather than a bang as they bowed out of the Bowl semifinals, losing 26-14 to England. Read full article |
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 Slim budget, yellow grass fails to stall Kenya
On his first trip to Nairobi last year after being named Kenya's new rugby sevens coach, Mike Friday entered the training facility and immediately had second thoughts. Read full article |
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 Blitzbokke thrash Wales
The Springbok Sevens side saved the best for last in their pool play on day two of the Hong Kong Sevens, whipping Wales 31-0 in their final pool match of the tournament. Read full article |
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 USA sprint ace lights up Hong Kong Sevens
He only picked up the oval ball for the first time last summer but American Carlin Isles, already dubbed the "fastest man in world rugby", is one of the players fans most want to watch at the Hong Kong Sevens. Read full article |
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 Poor start for Blitzbokke in Hong Kong
South Africa couldn’t have endured a worse start to their Hong Kong Sevens campaign as they lost their opening game 21-0 to Argentina in balmy conditions on Friday. Read full article |
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 Fiji, NZ, Samoa, Argentina win HK openers
Defending champion Fiji and world series leader New Zealand enjoyed comfortable opening wins in Hong Kong Sevens rugby on Friday. Read full article |
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 SA chasing elusive Hong Kong Sevens title
The Springbok Sevens will be chasing an elusive first tournament win in Hong Kong when the prestigious three day tournament gets under way on Friday morning in the Far East. Read full article |
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 NZ favourites to take Hong Kong Sevens
World Series leaders New Zealand are favourites to win the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend but in a season which has proved unpredictable there's plenty of room for an upset. Read full article |
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 Blitzbokke make changes for Hong Kong
The Springbok Sevens squad for the Hong Kong and Tokyo legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series shows three changes from the group that won the USA title last month in Las Vegas. Read full article |
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 Kenya drops Injera
Kenya have dropped its top try scorer Collins Injera and called up teenage winger Billy Odhiambo for this month's Hong Kong and Japan Sevens series, officials said on Wednesday. Read full article |
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 Russia hopes for 'giant step' at RWC
Russia is hoping its hosting of Rugby World Cup Sevens will be a "giant step" for the sport in a country where it is only just starting to arouse national interest, the Russian rugby chief said. Read full article |
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 Lapasset sees star-quality Sevens WC
The prospect of rugby sevens becoming an Olympic sport in 2016 will attract stars from the full version of the game to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia, the supremo of world rugby said on Tuesday. Read full article |
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SA to face hosts in RWC Sevens pool
Russia on Thursday unveiled the draw for what is set to be a fiercely-contested Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, with holders Wales to clash with sevens specialists Fiji in the group stages. Read full article |
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SA handed tough HK Sevens task
The Springbok Sevens were paired against Wales, Argentina and Australia on Thursday when the IRB confirmed the pool draw for round six of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. Read full article |
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 Williams eyes Olympic sevens gold
Former All Black Sonny Bill Williams admits the chance to win Olympic gold could tempt him to switch to rugby Sevens for the 2016 Rio Games as he weighs up his future in the boxing ring. Read full article |
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 Blitzbokke demolish NZ to win Vegas 7s
Paul Treu’s Springbok Sevens side showed incredible passion and resolve, scoring six tries as they demolished reigning World Champions New Zealand 40-21 to win the Las Vegas Sevens. Read full article |
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 SA, Samoa into US Sevens semis
Samoa took another step toward retaining their USA Rugby Sevens crown on Saturday, defeating Scotland 12-5 to book a Cup semifinal showdown with South Africa. Read full article |
